Minutes of the Board of Property

At a Board held at the Surveyor Generals the 18 day of February 1791.

Present

Daniel Broadhead, Esq'r, S.G. }
Francis Johnston, Esq'r, R.G.  } of the Land Office
Matthew Irwin, Esq'r, Master of the Rolls.

David Kennedy, Esq'r
v.
Philip Breidenback

In this case an original Draft or Survey remaining in the Surveyor Generals Office, was produced by David Kennedy made the 6 May 1773, upon an Application No. 364 dated 5 August 1765, containing 330 acres 110 ps. of land situate on Deep Run, Berks County. At the same time John Breidenback son of Philip, appeared and produced to the Board a Draft, containing 318 acres 25 ps. of land made the 6 day of May 1775 on Warrant dated 10 March 1775, and also a Return of said Land into the Secretarys Office not compleated, on the back of which was endorsed in the hand writing of the said David Kennedy "Let no Patent issue on this as it interferes with my land."

The Board not being furnished with a general Draft made by the proper Deputy Surveyor the supposed interference. Therefore Ordered that Thomas Clark Deputy Surveyor for Dauphin County go round the lines of said Surveys respectively and delineate on a general Draft any interferences that may appear and furnish the Board with the same by the first Monday in June next is appointed by the Sec'ry of Land Office for a hearing on this Case, 30 days notice being given to which time this matter is postponed.

Source: Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume 2. "Minutes of the Board of Property and Other References to Lands in Pennsylvania. Including Proprietary (Old) Rights," Harrisburg: Clarence M. Busch, State Printer of Pennsylvania, 1894, p. 80.

Submitted by: Nancy.